ORIGIN
Brutal death metal
is a musical genre focusing on pushing the envelope on heaviness, speed, advanced playing technique and aggressive delivery in the genre of death metal. Brutal death metal developed in the early 1990s, as an outgrowth of death metal. The first hints of brutal death came from the band Cannibal Corpse, formed in 1988, which began to push death metal into more extreme levels, shaping the sound of brutal death metal. It wasn't until 1991 that brutal death metal emerged, with the releases of Suffocation's Effigy of the Forgotten and Immolation's Dawn of Possession.
The late 1990s proved to be an important time for brutal death metal with the release of both Devourment's Molesting the Decapitated and Disgorge's Cranial Impalement along with the releases of Dying Fetus. These albums helped pioneer the sub-style of "slam death metal" which switches the emphasis from purely fast songs to the juxtaposition of blast beats and breakdowns.[citation needed] This has led to a large amount of bands heavily influenced by the originators of the style.[citation needed]
Brutal death metal has spread internationally. There are large and active scenes in the world today, especially in Colombia, Japan, Italy, USA and UK
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